Used in almost every cuisine across the world, spinach is an enormously popular green vegetable…

Method

Heat the oil in a large, deep pan. Add the onions, cover, then gently fry for 15 mins until soft and almost transparent. Add the butter and pine nuts, turn up the heat, then fry for 5 mins more or until the onions are dark golden. Stir in the garlic, grate in a little nutmeg, then fry for 1 min. Splash in vinegar.

Meanwhile, heat the largest pan you have until very hot. Throw in half the spinach, cover for 20 secs, then stir until just wilted. Tip into a colander set over a bowl, then repeat with the second bag of spinach.

To serve, toss the cooked spinach into onion mix and season generously.

Recipe Tip

Try it with winter greens

TASTY KALE WITH BACON Follow the recipe to the
end of step 1, adding 8 rashers chopped streaky
bacon to the pan with the pine nuts. Trim and
shred 800g kale, then boil in salted water for about
4 mins until just tender. Drain, season generously,
then toss with the tasty onion mix.

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Comments, questions and tips

Not bad. Used the recipe to use up some unused spinach leftover from another meal. Added mushrooms in with the onion but used red wine vinegar as I didn't have sherry. Could have been tastier though. I think it needs something extra, perhaps some chilli flakes through the spinach.

reevey

5th Apr, 2014

2.55

Not bad but think white wine would give better flavour than the vinegar. Not a great fan of spinach but as is this was the best spinach dish I've eaten so will cook it again. Served it with my recipe for squid stuffed with black pudding with a sticky tomato sauce

bezza110

14th Apr, 2013

4.05

Made this in advance for dinner and then just heated prior to eating

lalybaba

7th Apr, 2013

4.05

Made this for lunch today. Was relatively straight forward and quick and reminded me just what a nice accompanyment it can be. I made a half quantity as there were only two of us for lunch a part from halfing all the ingredients followed the recipe and we really enjoyed it with our grilled Turkey steaks and boiled new potatoes. I'll definitly do it again.

nevynevster

17th Nov, 2012

4.05

I did this as a pasta dish with pappardelle. I just threw the cooked pasta in at the end. It was lovely.

mofli123

23rd Mar, 2011

4.05

Lovely! In Spain they have a similar dish made with Swiss chard, pine nuts and raisins so I've added some seedless raisins to the recipe (a few minutes before the end of cooking so that they become juicy). Delicious and good-for-you to boot!

leminoufou

27th Jul, 2010

5.05

Loving it! I don't have sherry vinegar around some I use lemon or balsamic instead.

hlnharrison

27th Jan, 2009

5.05

Made this on Christmas Day to go with the turkey. It went down so well I made it again on New Years Day to accompany beef wellington. My 80 year old mother who professes not to like spinach enjoyed it cooked this way.

bethocallaghan

21st Jan, 2009

Really yummy.

janbomyers

4th Jan, 2009

5.05

The kale version of this was a huge hit with everyone. A great way of jazzing up the kale in the veg box!

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